Premier Campbell Newman's government suffered a 17 per cent swing against it on Saturday's Redcliffe byelection. Photo: Harrison Saragossi

While the poll surveyed just 711 residents and carries an error margin on both sides of 3.7 per cent, it comes just days after a 17.2 per cent swing against the government in the Redcliffe byelection.

Mr Nicholls would retain his seat, but a statewide 14 per cent swing would see the Newman government lose 39 seats, including the Premier's seat of Ashgrove, relegating the LNP to a one-term government.

“There is no Scott Driscoll living in Clayfield, so it makes you ask questions about whether there is something else going on there,” he said.

The ETU, which has been increasingly critical of the government – a feeling returned by the LNP – claims the potential sale of electricity assets is helping to drive voter dissatisfaction.

The poll found Clayfield voters, whose MP will be the face of the upcoming privatisation “conversation”, were split on the issue – 29.3 per cent were “more likely to vote” for the LNP if public assets (named in the poll question as Energex, Powerlink and SunWater) were sold, but 30.2 per cent responded they would vote Labor.

Almost the same number – 29.7 per cent – said their vote remained unchanged.

The government has repeatedly vowed it will not sell without a mandate – which would mean taking the issue to the next election – and Ergon, Energex and Powerlink are off the table.

Mr Nicholls has repeatedly said the government can no longer “do business as usual” and must investigate all options.

In response to the poll, Mr Nicholls said it was a continuation of a fear campaign.

“As the local member I'm glad to see the campaign of lies and mistruths being peddled by the unions is largely being ignored by the voters of Clayfield,” he said.

“This poll included a question about the potential sale of Energex which the Government ruled out almost a year ago. Everyone except the unions seems to have understood that.

“The poll results show Queenslanders do want to have a sensible, mature conversation about paying down the $80 billion of Labor debt.

“It just shows the unions are stuck in the dark ages and even their push polling attempts are a failure.

“The Newman government will continue to listen to the views of Queenslanders as we discuss the choices we face to reduce Labor's $80 billion debt and secure our financial future.”

But while the acrimonious relationship between the unions and the government shows no signs of improving, recent poll results show the government has a long way to go in the next 12 months to win back voters.

The ReachTEL poll found that if a state election was held now, 44.3 per cent of Clayfield voters would put LNP at number one, with 31.6 per cent supporting Labor. The Greens would receive 10.1 per cent, with Palmer United polling at 6.8 per cent.

Based on the two party preferred result from the 2012 election distribution, that would put the LNP at 56 per cent and Labor at 44 per cent.

Soft voters, those who are currently undecided, had a 36.7 per cent leaning towards the LNP and a 31.3 per cent leaning to Labor.

The cost of living was the biggest concern for those polled, with 35 per cent identifying it as the issue most important to them.

Health came second at 21.9 per cent, followed by local jobs (17.5 per cent) and education (13.9 per cent).

Women (41.5 per cent) and those over 65 (57 per cent) made up the bulk of the 38.5 per cent of respondents who had a “favourable” opinion of Campbell Newman, with 47.2 per cent claiming they held an “unfavourable” opinion.

Of those in the second camp, 50.7 per cent of respondents were men and 61.7 per cent were aged between 18 and 34 years old.